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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive51.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime4 Days
Run DateOct 18 '18 at 22:30
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Memory 93.3
1-Core 139
2-Core 260
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 462
8-Core 757
75% 610 Pts
64-Core 756
47% 756 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑
This bench: 89.6%
 Great: 92%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
268GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1327 1272 609 606 609 608 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
299% Outstanding
Read 2,526
Write 2,277
Mixed 1,455
SusWrite 838
396% 1,774 MB/s
4K Read 65.5
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 88.3
297% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1,382
DQ Write 1048
DQ Mixed 1,187
895% 1,206 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑
This bench: 299%
 Great: 340%
WD Green 240GB (2016)
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 58 70 96 77 77 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
51.6% Above average
Read 419
Write 33.7
Mixed 111
SusWrite 80.4
35% 161 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 61.9
4K Mixed 15.7
81% 32.1 MB/s
DQ Read 221
DQ Write 44.5
DQ Mixed 11.5
40% 92.3 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑
This bench: 51.6%
 Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
507GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 197 196 193 195 198 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 100
Mixed 82
SusWrite 196
104% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑
This bench: 112%
 Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.6% Very good
MC Read 27
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 20.4
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 23.3
SC Mixed 22.8
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 61.4
65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 50% ↑
This bench: 70.6%
 Great: 83%
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 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 76%
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Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) - $114

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples2,818x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples1,200x
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples517x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples958x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples864x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples813x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples270x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples208x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples183x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples386x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples223x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples219x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $898
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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